Walter R. Schwartz, MD, FACOG Recognized for Excellence in Medicine

    MILWAUKEE, WI, November 07, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Walter R. Schwartz, MD, FACOG has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

With more than 30 years of professional experience, Dr. Schwartz is a celebrated obstetrician-gynecologist who has delivered approximately 5,000 babies throughout his tenure.

Dr. Schwartz commenced his career as a student at the University of Wisconsin, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1952 and a Doctor of Medicine in 1955. While in medical school, he was inspired by his brother-in-law, who was an internist, as well as by several obstetricians to focus his specialty on obstetrics and gynecology. From there, he then joined St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin for an internship and concluded his studies with Milwaukee County Hospital, where he completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology in 1961.

In the early years of his career, Dr. Schwartz served as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps from 1956 until his honorable discharge in 1958. Upon his discharge, he worked as a courtesy staff member at the Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee and as a clinical instructor in obstetrics and gynecology at Marquette County General Hospital. He had also been a staff member at West Allis Hospital, Sinai Samaritan Hospital, Milwaukee Children's Hospital and the Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee through 1990. At the latter institution, he went on to serve as a senior staff member from 1992 to 1994.

Within his academic endeavors, Dr. Schwartz joined the faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1964, where he started as an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Twelve years later, he was promoted to associate clinical professor and taught in the role until his retirement from the industry in 1994. In addition, he was also a staff member at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital from 1971 to 1994 during this time.

Alongside his primary responsibilities, Dr. Schwartz has also lent his expertise to numerous committees and boards. Involved with the James E. Fitzgerald OB-GYN Society, he sat also on the Medical Examining Board of Wisconsin from 1991 to 1999 and the Professional Review Committees of the West Allis Physicians Association and Samaritan Health Plan from 1984 to 1994. A volunteer at his local church in his spare time, Dr. Schwartz has contributed myriad articles to professional journals.

Notably, Dr. Schwartz is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons, as well as a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is proud to have delivered more than 5,000 babies and is humbled by his natural ability to be kind, considerate and compassionate toward his patients. Today, he maintains membership with the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Fred J. Hofmeister Travel Club.

Dr. Schwartz previously maintained affiliation with the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, the Continental Gynecologic Society, the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Regionally, he was a member of the Wisconsin Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Milwaukee Gynecological Society, the Medical Society of Milwaukee County, the State Medical Society of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association.

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